Today's highlights are:
Thirteen illegal Sinicization groups were smashed by the Shanghai police and 100 TB of adult games were seized
Google mobile game simulator Google Play Games will be online next year
Sony Interactive Entertainment SIE acquires Valkyrie Entertainmen
Meta's first metaverse product, Horizon Worlds, is announced
Pudong police successfully cracked down on 13 adult game Chinese groups and seized 100 TB of adult games
Recently, the Pudong police announced a case, seized 100 TB of adult games, and cracked down on 13 illegal adult game Chineseization groups, including "Great Empire", "Qingshan" and "Treasure Bag" and other Chinese groups.
According to the Shanghai Oriental 110 program, a mother in Pudong, Shanghai, asked the police for help, saying that after her son who was a sophomore in high school became addicted to adult games, his academic performance plummeted, and after peeking at her son's computer, he found that its source was an adult game.
Shanghai police investigation learned that this game is divided into two versions: the normal version and the adult version, and players who want to unlock the adult version will need to pay an additional fee. Investigators found that the game has the highest proportion of post-90s and post-00s players, and many of them are still students.
After more than 3 months of in-depth excavation, the Pudong police sorted out 13 large and small adult game Chinese groups within the whole network, involving the number of gamers ranging from thousands to tens of thousands, and the total number of online players exceeded 100,000. Subsequently, the network collection operation was launched simultaneously in 22 provinces and cities across the country, and more than 280 police forces participated in the arrest. After the net was collected, the police seized a large number of computers and hard disks used in the crime.
In 2022, Google will launch a Google Play app called "Google Play Games" that allows users to experience mobile games on laptops, tablets and PCs running the Windows operating system.
Greg Hartrell, google play game product director, said at the just-concluded TGA games awards event: "Starting in 2022, players will be able to experience their favorite Google Play games on more devices, and they can seamlessly switch between phones, tablets, Chromebooks and Windows computers. This product brings the best of Google Play to more laptops and desktops, and we're excited to expand our platform to allow players to enjoy their favorite Android games even more." ”
On December 11, Sony's gaming division said it had agreed to buy Valkyrie Entertainment, a studio that had worked with SIE Monica Studios to develop the game God of War, for an undisclosed amount.
Valkyrie Entertainment previously worked with SIE Monica Studios on God of War (2018) and contributed to the upcoming God of War: Twilight of the Gods. The studio is also the developer of SIE's release of Guns Up!. The studio's work also includes League of Legends, Valorant, Halo: Infinity, Forza Motorsport 7, Rotting Nation 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, and more.
Hermen Hulst"Valkyrie Entertainment, head of PlayStation Studios, will make a valuable contribution to PlayStation Studios' key IP. ”
On December 9, Meta's VR Worlds "Horizon Worlds" announced through social software that it was officially open to people over the age of 18 in the United States and Canada.
Horizon Worlds is a new virtual world social software that allows users to enter the world through the Oculus VR headset, creating a legless avatar and interacting with other users' avatars. In 2020, Horizon Worlds launched a beta version of Oculus VR to a small number of users, who must have an invitation to join the virtual world.
The opening of Horizon Worlds means that Meta is one step closer to the metaverse, which is currently The Metacosm's most iconic product.
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